Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- Victoria Bar
- Middleham Jewel
- New Earswick
- The York Helmet
- 62 Low Petergate
- York's Airfield
- Yorkshire Museum
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Church of St Helen
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Norman Minster
- Medieval Prisons
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Minster in Viking Times